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United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical Information: (202) 691-7101 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/mxp USDL-03-13 Transmission of This Material Is Embargoed Until 8:30 A.M. E.S.T. Tuesday, January 14, 2003 U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - DECEMBER 2002The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.7 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was largely attributable to an upturn in petroleum prices. The Export Price Index decreased 0.2 percent in December, after increasing 0.1 percent in the previous month. Percent changes in import and export price indexes by End Use category - not seasonally adjusted IMPORTS Month All Imports Petroleum Imports EXPORTS Nonpetroleum Imports All Exports Agricultural Exports Nonagricultural Exports 2001 December 2002 January February March April May June July August September October November December -1.0 -6.1 -0.4 -0.2 1.0 -0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.0 -1.0 0.7 5.2 4.3 17.0 12.7 2.0 -3.5 3.8 3.7 5.8 -0.1 r -9.2 r 7.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 r 0.0 r -0.1 r 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.7 -2.6 0.6 0.7 -0.1 1.2 2.7 1.7 3.2 r -1.8 r 2.0 r -0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 December 2000-01 December 2001-02 -9.1 4.2 -4.5 0.2 -2.5 1.0 -1.8 7.9 -2.5 0.5 -39.5 57.9 r = revised to reflect late reports and corrections by respondents. 2 From December 2001 to December 2002, import prices rose 4.2 percent. The increase over the past year was led by a surge in petroleum prices. During the same period, export prices were up 1.0 percent. Import Goods The index for imports, which recorded only two monthly decreases in 2002, resumed an upward trend in December. Led by volatile petroleum prices, overall import prices rose 0.7 percent last month after falling 1.0 percent in November. The petroleum index, which had decreased in the previous two months, rose 7.4 percent in December. Last month’s increase was the largest since the index rose 12.7 percent in April. The petroleum index rose 57.9 percent from December 2001 to December 2002 after falling 39.5 percent during the previous calendar year. The price index for nonpetroleum imports also increased in December, edging up 0.1 percent after dipping the same amount in November. Over the past 12 months, the nonpetroleum index rose 0.2 percent after dropping 4.5 percent in 2001. Among nonpetroleum imports, the indexes for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials, for foods, feeds, and beverages, for automotive vehicles parts and engines, and for consumer goods each increased in December. Prices for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials, which have increased in six of the past seven months, rose 0.3 percent for the second straight month—led by continued rises in prices for natural gas and unfinished metals. Over the past 12 months, the index for nonpetroleum industrial supplies and materials rose 5.6 percent. Prices for foods, feeds, and beverages increased 0.5 percent last month and 6.2 percent for the year ended in December. The index had decreased on an annual basis in each of the previous four years. The indexes for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines and for consumer goods both increased 0.1 percent in December. Over the past year, auto prices rose 0.5 percent and consumer goods fell 0.7 percent. In contrast, the index for imported capital goods dipped 0.1 percent for the second straight month. The index for capital goods has increased only once since March 2001 and was down 2.5 percent for the year—the seventh consecutive annual decline for this index. Export Goods Export prices decreased 0.2 percent in December, as both agricultural prices and nonagricultural prices fell last month. Led by a downturn for both wheat and corn, the index for agricultural exports fell 0.6 percent in December. For the year ended in December, however, agricultural prices increased 7.9 percent—the largest annual increase since 1995. The index for nonagricultural exports continued to record little movement, declining 0.1 percent for the second straight month. Over the past 12 months, the index increased 0.5 percent. The small downward movement in prices for nonagricultural exports last month was attributable to falling prices for industrial supplies and materials and for capital goods. The index for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.3 percent in December. Despite the recent declines, the index rose 4.7 percent over the December 20012002 period. Prices for capital goods continued a downward trend, declining 0.1 percent in December and 1.2 percent for the year. The price index for consumer goods, which was unchanged in December, also decreased for the year, down 0.6 percent. 3 In contrast, the index for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines edged up 0.1 percent in December. Prices for automotive vehicles, parts, and engines, which have declined only once in the past 12 months, were up 0.9 percent for the year. Summary of December-to-December percent changes 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 All commodity imports Excluding petroleum Petroleum All commodity exports Excluding agricultural Agricultural -1.0 5.2 2.6 1.5 -5.2 -6.4 7.0 3.2 -9.1 4.2 1.4 3.8 2.4 -1.8 -2.8 -3.3 0.0 1.3 -4.5 0.2 -21.7 20.3 6.0 33.7 -25.5 -40.8 137.2 17.6 -39.5 57.9 1.0 3.9 3.3 -1.1 -1.2 -3.4 0.5 1.1 -2.5 1.0 0.1 4.4 1.7 -0.4 -1.0 -2.7 1.2 0.9 -2.5 0.5 8.3 -0.2 17.3 -6.9 -2.9 -9.3 -6.8 3.1 -1.8 7.9 Imports by Locality of Origin Import prices from Japan were unchanged in December after declining in each of the previous four months. Over the past year, the index declined 2.5 percent. The index for the Asian Newly Industrialized Countries resumed a downward trend in December, falling 0.4 percent after a modest rise of 0.2 percent in November. Before November, this index had not increased since December 2000 and was down 2.6 percent for the year after dropping 5.5 percent in 2001. In contrast, import prices from the European Union were up 0.5 percent in December, after decreasing in the previous two months. The index had posted increases or no change in eight of the first nine months of the year, and rose 3.6 percent from December 2001 to December 2002. Led by the upturn in petroleum prices, prices from Latin America and Canada increased in December, up 1.6 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Import prices from Latin America increased 8.8 percent for the year ended in December and the index for Canada was up 7.1 percent over the same period. Import and Export Services The import air passenger index increased 1.5 percent in December after decreasing in each of the previous three months. Over the past year, the index advanced 1.4 percent. Export air passenger fares also increased last month after three consecutive monthly declines, rising 0.1 percent in December. The index rose 4.9 percent for the year. The import price index for air freight rose in each quarter of 2002, up 5.2 percent from September to December. For the year ended in December, the index rose 11.4 percent. In contrast, the price index for export air freight declined 5.0 percent in the fourth quarter. For the December 2001 to December 2002 period, the index declined 4.6 percent. 4 CONTENTS OF RELEASE This news release includes the following tables: Table 1 Import Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 5 Table 2 Export Price Indexes, by End Use.....page 6 Table 3 Import Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 7-8 Table 4 Export Price Indexes, by SITC.....pages 9-10 Table 5 Import Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 11-12 Table 6 Export Price Indexes, by Harmonized System.....pages 13-14 Table 7 Import Price Indexes, by Locality of Origin.....page 15 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 16 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes for Services.....page 17 Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes for Services.....page 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------Import and Export Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on February 13, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (E.S.T.). 5 Table 1 END USE U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description November 2002 2/ December 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... ALL IMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.................... 100.000 90.313 94.5 96.3 95.2 96.4 4.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES............................... 4.147 100.0 100.5 6.2 2.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 3.101 106.0 106.4 8.2 3.3 0.7 -0.1 0.4 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........................................................ 1.046 87.1 87.5 0.8 1.5 -0.8 0.6 0.5 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM................................ INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE....................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE EXCLUDING PETROLEUM.......... 24.786 91.9 94.7 22.0 2.8 0.2 -3.7 3.0 15.099 94.7 95.0 5.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 8.111 92.6 92.7 4.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 6.989 97.0 97.6 7.4 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6 10 Fuels & lubricants.................................................... 11.048 89.0 95.1 54.4 6.1 0.4 -7.9 6.9 100 Petroleum & petroleum products............................... 9.685 88.1 94.6 57.9 5.8 -0.1 -9.2 7.4 Crude.................................................................. 7.210 88.4 96.5 61.6 4.8 -1.4 -10.0 9.2 11 Paper & paper base stocks....................................... 1.103 89.7 89.0 -1.9 1.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8 12 Materials associated with nondurable supplies & materials............................................ 4.679 99.8 99.9 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 13 Selected building materials........................................ 1.882 96.4 94.8 2.0 -1.6 -0.7 -0.5 -1.7 14 Unfinished metals related to durable goods..................................................... 3.082 90.4 91.5 11.4 1.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 15 Finished metals related to durable goods..................... 1.428 96.8 96.8 -1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.0 16 Nonmetals related to durable goods............................ 1.563 96.9 97.0 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 2 CAPITAL GOODS..................................................... 29.254 93.9 93.8 -2.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 20 Electric generating equipment.................................... 3.396 94.8 94.9 -5.7 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.1 21 Nonelectrical machinery........................................... 23.280 92.8 92.7 -2.3 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)................................ 2.578 101.1 101.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES............ 17.456 100.4 100.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.................................................. 24.335 97.9 98.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1 40 Nondurables, manufactured...................................... 11.757 99.3 99.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.3 41 Durables, manufactured........................................... 11.303 96.7 96.5 -1.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods............................ 1.275 95.2 95.4 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.2 01 1 10000 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 6 Table 2 END USE U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description November 2002 2/ December 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES................................ NONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES......................... 100.000 7.730 92.271 98.8 108.7 98.0 98.6 108.1 97.9 1.0 7.9 0.5 0.3 3.2 0.1 -0.1 -1.8 0.1 0.1 2.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0 FOODS, FEEDS, & BEVERAGES............................... 7.111 109.6 108.7 7.9 3.5 -2.0 1.9 -0.8 00 Agricultural foods, feeds & beverages, excluding distilled beverages................................ 6.537 110.4 109.4 7.7 3.7 -2.3 2.0 -0.9 Nonagricultural foods (fish, distilled beverages)........................................................ 0.574 102.2 102.7 11.5 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.5 22.596 96.1 95.9 4.9 0.4 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 9.151 96.5 96.5 2.9 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0 13.446 96.0 95.7 6.3 0.8 0.7 -0.5 -0.3 Agricultural industrial supplies & materials........................................................... 1.193 100.2 102.0 9.3 0.7 0.0 1.8 1.8 NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS.................................................... 21.404 95.9 95.6 4.7 0.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 11 Fuels & lubricants.................................................... 2.072 91.6 91.2 9.2 5.6 1.2 -2.6 -0.4 12 Nonagricultural supplies & materials excluding fuels & building materials....................... 18.180 96.6 96.3 4.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 13 Selected building materials........................................ 1.152 96.5 96.1 2.0 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 2 CAPITAL GOODS..................................................... 47.590 98.3 98.2 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 20 Electrical generating equipment.................................. 4.976 102.0 102.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 21 Nonelectrical machinery........................................... 35.268 95.7 95.6 -2.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 22 Transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (200112=100)................................ 7.346 102.5 102.5 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 3 AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES, PARTS & ENGINES............ 11.002 101.3 101.4 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 4 CONSUMER GOODS, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVES.................................................. 11.663 99.3 99.3 -0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 40 Nondurables, manufactured...................................... 5.693 98.6 98.8 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.2 41 Durables, manufactured........................................... 5.303 99.7 99.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 42 Nonmanufactured consumer goods (200112=100)............................................ 0.667 100.6 100.6 0.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.0 01 1 10 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS...................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, DURABLE....................................................... INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & MATERIALS, NONDURABLE................................................ 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 7 Table 3 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 November 2002 2/ December 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... 100.000 94.5 95.2 4.2 0.7 0.0 -1.0 0.7 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS...................................... Meat and meat preparations................................ Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof.............................. Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried............................................. Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof.................................. Other food and live animals...................................... 3.235 0.350 97.6 101.2 99.2 106.8 4.6 -2.7 2.3 -1.9 -1.2 -1.4 0.0 -0.8 1.6 5.5 0.731 82.0 82.4 -0.6 2.3 -4.1 0.7 0.5 0.887 106.1 107.1 7.9 1.6 0.8 -1.4 0.9 0.430 0.836 98.6 104.2 99.9 106.1 27.3 0.1 10.7 0.8 0.9 -1.6 4.6 -1.0 1.3 1.8 1 11 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO................................... Beverages........................................................ 0.855 0.749 102.5 102.2 102.5 102.2 -0.5 -0.9 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 24 25 28 29 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS....... Cork and wood.................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper............................ Metalliferous ores and metal scrap....................... Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s......................................................... Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels............................................................... 1.898 0.710 0.245 0.311 95.0 96.0 80.5 93.9 93.9 93.5 78.9 94.5 4.4 2.0 1.5 3.6 -0.4 -3.4 0.0 -2.0 -0.7 -2.0 0.0 0.5 -0.7 -0.3 -2.2 0.1 -1.2 -2.6 -2.0 0.6 0.242 100.3 101.5 5.7 6.7 -2.3 -1.3 1.2 0.216 95.1 94.3 1.5 -0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.8 10.936 89.7 95.6 56.2 5.7 0.6 -7.4 6.6 9.624 1.239 88.9 92.1 94.9 97.4 58.7 42.0 5.3 11.6 -0.2 7.6 -8.9 5.5 6.7 5.8 6.504 2.525 0.567 0.231 1.316 98.0 97.9 102.9 95.9 99.4 98.1 98.4 102.2 96.7 99.2 0.7 2.4 4.7 -0.4 2.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.9 1.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.9 1.4 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.5 -0.7 0.8 -0.2 0.315 0.556 0.379 0.469 98.8 95.7 99.6 90.8 99.2 94.5 99.6 91.6 -0.9 -5.3 -1.3 -6.5 -2.8 1.6 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 -1.8 0.1 -1.5 0.4 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.4 -1.3 0.0 0.9 11.286 0.671 93.6 99.3 93.7 99.3 1.8 1.4 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.612 1.269 92.3 93.3 89.8 92.8 1.7 -3.5 0.0 1.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 -2.7 -0.5 1.337 98.3 97.9 0.8 -0.4 1.2 0.1 -0.4 2.249 1.607 1.489 1.934 97.6 100.8 76.5 98.3 97.6 101.8 77.4 98.3 0.2 10.1 4.9 -0.7 0.0 4.1 -1.7 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 -0.1 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.0 47.533 96.2 96.1 -1.6 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 3.001 98.7 98.7 0.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 1.989 0.697 98.7 101.2 99.2 101.3 0.5 1.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 -1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0 01 03 05 07 3/ 3/ 3 33 34 5 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7 71 72 73 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.................................................. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials......................................... Gas, natural and manufactured............................ CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S........ Organic chemicals............................................. Inorganic chemicals........................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials.................. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products................. Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps........................................................ Plastics in primary forms.................................... Plastics in nonprimary forms............................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s................ MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL............................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................................ Cork and wood manufactures other than furniture.................................................... Paper and paperboard, cut to size........................ Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related prod.................... Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s......................................................... Iron and steel.................................................... Nonferrous metals............................................. Manufactures of metals, n.e.s............................. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ Power generating machinery and equipment.................................................. Machinery specialized for particular industries................................................... Metalworking machinery...................................... See footnotes at end of table 8 Table 3 SITC Rev. 3 74 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change 77 78 8 81 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES........ Prefabricated buildings; plumbing, heat & lighting fixtures, n.e.s............................... Furniture and parts thereof.................................. Travel goods, handbags and similar containers.................................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories............................................... Footwear.......................................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.................. Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.................. Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s......................................................... 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description General industrial machinery, equipment, & machine parts, n.e.s................ Computer equipment and office machines............ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............ Electrical machinery and equipment..................... Road vehicles................................................... 75 76 Relative Importance December 2002 3.097 7.052 98.6 84.5 98.6 84.1 0.8 -5.3 0.0 -0.6 0.1 -1.7 0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 5.868 9.443 14.614 91.9 95.9 100.5 91.8 95.6 100.5 -4.7 -2.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.8 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 17.296 98.8 99.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.444 1.696 96.5 99.4 95.6 99.4 -2.8 0.5 -1.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.402 100.6 99.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 -1.4 5.778 1.330 99.7 99.4 100.4 99.6 0.2 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 1.939 98.0 98.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 1.275 98.3 98.5 0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.2 4.432 97.6 97.5 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: November 2002 2/ Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 9 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 November 2002 2/ December 2002 ALL COMMODITIES................................................... 100.000 98.8 98.6 1.0 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS...................................... Meat and meat preparations................................ Fish, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof.............................. Cereals and cereal preparations........................... Vegetables, fruit and nuts, fresh or dried............................................. Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals)............................ Miscellaneous edible products and preparations............................................... Other food and live animals...................................... 5.768 0.866 106.7 87.9 105.8 89.8 4.5 -8.2 4.2 1.2 -1.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.3 -0.8 2.2 0.401 1.967 100.0 131.7 102.1 126.3 15.2 17.8 1.2 11.3 0.9 -2.2 0.5 0.9 2.1 -4.1 1.095 99.0 98.6 -2.0 0.7 -1.0 1.1 -0.4 0.568 102.6 103.5 1.1 -0.4 -3.7 -0.3 0.9 0.409 0.462 100.7 99.8 100.7 100.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 1 12 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO................................... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures..................... 0.907 0.695 98.5 97.6 98.7 97.8 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 2 22 24 25 26 28 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS....... Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits............................ Cork and wood.................................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper............................ Textile fibers and their waste............................... Metalliferous ores and metal scrap....................... Other crude materials, inedible, except fuels............................................................... 3.850 0.879 0.537 0.554 0.418 0.555 98.8 116.9 90.6 87.9 96.4 95.0 98.8 116.2 90.2 85.5 98.4 97.5 13.4 27.8 2.5 10.8 17.1 19.0 -0.6 0.5 1.4 -3.5 -0.9 -4.1 -0.7 -6.0 0.8 2.3 1.2 0.2 2.3 9.0 -0.1 -0.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -2.7 2.1 2.6 0.907 105.3 105.2 5.4 1.2 0.6 0.0 -0.1 1.899 0.354 104.5 114.0 99.5 113.7 20.8 4.5 5.7 -0.3 6.2 0.0 -4.3 0.0 -4.8 -0.3 1.359 99.6 92.2 23.6 6.5 8.0 -5.9 -7.4 10.801 2.450 0.717 0.555 1.797 96.8 95.9 96.4 98.0 101.2 96.6 94.7 96.9 98.0 101.3 4.1 12.9 -5.7 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 4.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 -4.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.726 0.329 1.741 0.815 1.671 97.2 99.9 93.5 97.7 98.5 97.3 104.3 93.1 95.9 98.8 -1.5 11.0 7.6 0.1 1.2 -0.1 1.4 -0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 7.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -7.8 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 4.4 -0.4 -1.8 0.3 9.679 0.766 99.0 105.4 99.0 105.6 2.4 4.7 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 1.434 96.6 96.9 1.9 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.3 1.501 101.4 101.1 3.7 -0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.3 1.435 0.891 0.930 2.307 101.3 104.5 83.2 103.4 101.3 104.3 83.3 103.3 -0.8 9.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 1.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.415 102.9 103.1 3.1 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.2 54.004 98.7 98.6 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0 01 03 04 05 08 09 3/ 3/ 3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.................................................. Coal, coke and briquettes................................... Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials......................................... 32 33 5 51 52 53 54 55 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.S........ Organic chemicals............................................. Inorganic chemicals........................................... Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials.................. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products................. Essential oils; polishing and cleansing preps........................................................ Fertilizers.......................................................... Plastics in primary forms.................................... Plastics in nonprimary forms............................... Chemical materials and products, n.e.s................ 56 57 58 59 6 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 3/ 7 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL............................................... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s................................ Uncoated Paper/paperboard, and linerboard............................................. Textile yarn, fabrics, and made-up articles, n.e.s................................ Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s......................................................... Iron and steel.................................................... Nonferrous metals............................................. Manufactures of metals, n.e.s............................. Other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (200112=100)........................ MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT............ See footnotes at end of table 10 Table 4 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. November 2002 1/ 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 Description SITC Rev. 3 71 Power generating machinery and equipment.................................................. Machinery specialized for particular industries................................................... Metalworking machinery...................................... General industrial machinery, equipment, & parts, n.e.s............................. Computer equipment and office machines............ Telecommunications & sound recording & reproducing apparatus & equipment............ Electrical machinery and equipment..................... Road vehicles................................................... 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 8 82 84 87 88 89 3/ MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES........ Furniture and parts thereof.................................. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories............................................... Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.................. Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.................. Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s......................................................... Other miscellaneous manufactured articles............................................................ November 2002 2/ December 2002 4.758 105.2 105.2 1.3 -0.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 4.484 0.905 101.7 100.6 101.7 100.6 1.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.839 6.969 102.3 88.6 102.3 88.7 0.6 -4.5 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.1 4.348 14.076 8.241 96.3 93.4 100.9 96.2 92.8 100.9 -1.5 -3.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 11.891 0.718 100.5 101.5 100.7 101.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.149 97.9 97.9 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.461 101.5 101.7 0.8 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2 1.146 97.1 97.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.3 4.037 100.7 101.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.381 101.7 101.9 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately n.a. Not available 11 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Harmo- Description nized System November November 2002 2002 1/ 2/ I 02 03 0.3 -0.7 2.4 6.1 0.600 82.8 82.6 0.0 2.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.2 0.327 1.253 104.6 103.2 108.6 104.2 13.4 9.5 3.7 5.0 -1.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 3.8 1.0 0.270 111.9 116.8 14.7 -0.4 5.1 -3.5 4.4 0.363 0.247 0.373 101.6 84.6 111.4 100.4 85.5 112.1 -2.0 23.0 9.7 3.9 9.7 7.7 -1.9 0.5 -0.4 -2.3 14.2 -1.2 -1.2 1.1 0.6 1.981 105.0 105.6 4.5 2.0 0.0 -1.0 0.6 3/ 0.242 0.762 0.976 100.1 101.2 109.5 100.2 101.5 110.7 5.9 -1.0 8.8 -1.3 0.1 4.5 1.9 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 11.185 88.9 94.9 52.8 5.6 0.2 -7.5 6.7 3/ MINERAL PRODUCTS.................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax................ Other mineral products (200112=100)........................... 10.965 0.220 87.8 98.1 93.8 98.2 54.3 -1.8 5.7 -0.8 0.2 0.0 -7.7 0.1 6.8 0.1 5.882 0.621 2.664 1.104 97.5 99.3 96.6 100.3 97.6 98.5 96.6 100.5 1.8 4.6 2.2 2.9 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0.0 2.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 1.7 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 0.0 0.2 0.234 95.4 96.6 0.2 0.1 -1.3 0.1 1.3 0.242 0.230 0.373 100.8 97.8 94.5 101.4 97.9 95.1 1.4 0.1 -3.7 -1.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 0.0 -0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.415 97.3 96.8 -0.9 -0.3 0.8 0.4 -0.5 2.639 1.711 0.928 99.9 99.2 101.2 99.6 98.8 101.2 1.7 0.0 5.0 1.1 0.4 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 -1.0 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.775 99.1 98.7 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.644 99.6 99.0 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.6 1.380 95.9 93.4 3.3 -2.2 -1.5 -0.8 -2.6 1.865 92.9 92.4 -1.6 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.245 80.7 79.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 -1.8 -1.9 1.277 0.344 92.5 111.1 92.1 111.1 -3.5 2.9 1.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.0 6.670 98.8 99.4 0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 2.345 98.3 99.9 0.6 -1.0 0.6 0.0 1.6 22 V 27 VI 28 29 30 32 33 37 38 3/ 48 49 XI 61 2002 to Dec. 2002 -0.7 -1.2 20 47 2002 to Nov. 2002 1.7 -1.9 3/ X 2002 to Oct. 2002 2.8 -1.8 IV IX Nov. 2002 to Sept. 2002 92.7 107.5 09 42 Oct. 2001 to Dec. 2002 90.5 101.3 08 VIII Monthly Sept. 1.232 0.305 II 07 39 40 Aug. LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............................... Meat and edible meat offal......................................... Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.................................. Other live animals and animal products............................................................ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers........................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons................................................... Coffee, tea, mate and spices..................................... Other vegetable products........................................... PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO........................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants............................... Beverages, spirits, and vinegar.................................. Other prepared foodstuffs......................................... 3/ VII December 2002 Annual Dec. PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES....................................................... Inorganic chemicals.................................................. Organic chemicals.................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................ Tanning & dyeing extracts; dye & pigments; varnish & paints; putty........................ Essential oils and resinoids (200112=100)....................................... Photographic or cinematographic goods....................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ Other products of the chemical or allied industries................................................... PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF.................................... Plastics and articles thereof....................................... Rubber and articles thereof........................................ RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.......................................... Articles of leather; travel goods, bags, etc. of various materials..................................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK...................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS............................................. Pulp wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; waste paper/paperboard......................... Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................... Printed matter.......................................................... TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................... Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted......................... See footnotes at end of table 12 Table 5 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Harmo- Description nized System November November 2002 2002 1/ 2/ 62 63 3/ XII 64 3/ XIII 69 70 XIV PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS....................... XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 3/ 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII 90 91 XX 94 95 96 HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, ETC................................. Footwear and parts of such articles............................ Other footwear, headgear, umbrellas, whips, art. flowers, etc........................................ STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC....................................... Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, or mica (200112=100).......................... Ceramic products..................................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 68 XVI Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted................... Made-up or worn textile articles................................... Other textile & textile articles...................................... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL............... Iron and steel........................................................... Articles of iron or steel.............................................. Copper and articles thereof........................................ Aluminum and articles thereof.................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal........................... Miscellaneous nonferrous metals and articles, including scrap....................................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE & SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC........ Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof..................................................... Electrical machinery and equip, sound and TV recorders & reproducers, parts.................. VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT................ Motor vehicles and their parts..................................... OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES.............. Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments........................................... Clocks and watches and parts thereof......................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............... Furniture & stuffed furnishings; lamps & lighting fittings, nesoi; prefab bldg........................ Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... Miscellaneous manufactured articles........................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. December 2002 Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 2.955 0.391 0.979 99.8 94.8 98.7 99.8 95.2 99.0 -0.4 -3.1 4.7 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.562 1.334 99.0 99.4 99.1 99.6 -1.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.228 96.4 96.5 -3.5 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 1.094 101.8 101.7 1.1 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.309 0.376 0.409 99.2 102.3 103.1 98.7 102.4 103.2 -1.3 3.5 0.9 -1.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.1 2.348 87.2 87.1 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 4.816 1.317 1.217 0.414 0.772 93.9 99.9 95.9 88.9 94.9 94.7 101.0 96.2 90.0 96.4 4.1 13.0 -1.6 0.2 4.6 0.3 3.0 0.9 -2.5 -1.1 0.1 1.0 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.9 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.6 0.406 0.423 99.3 100.6 99.0 100.9 -0.6 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0.267 65.3 66.9 7.2 -4.3 0.5 0.8 2.5 30.917 93.5 93.3 -2.8 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 15.149 93.1 93.1 -2.2 -0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 15.768 93.8 93.6 -3.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 16.500 14.878 100.8 100.5 100.8 100.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 3.675 98.1 98.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2 3.220 0.329 97.5 104.5 97.6 105.0 -0.6 2.9 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 4.046 97.5 97.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 2.103 97.7 97.6 -0.8 -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 1.689 0.254 97.1 98.3 97.1 98.6 -0.8 1.8 0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.3 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. n.a. Not available NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately 13 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmo- Description nized System November November 2002 2002 1/ 2/ I 02 03 3/ II 08 10 12 III IV 20 21 23 24 3/ V 27 VI 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 38 VII 39 40 VIII 41 IX X 47 December 2002 Percent Change Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS............................... Meat & edible meat offal............................................ Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.................................. Other live animals and animal products............................................................ VEGETABLE PRODUCTS................................................ Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons................................................... Cereals................................................................... Oilseeds and misc. grains, seeds, fruits, plants, straw and fodder............................ ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS........................ PREPARED FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, AND TOBACCO........................................................... Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants............................... Miscellaneous edible preparations................................ Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed.......................... Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes........................................................ Other prepared foods................................................ 1.461 0.821 93.0 89.4 94.3 91.2 -3.2 -9.0 0.8 1.4 0.2 -0.5 -0.9 -1.9 1.4 2.0 0.361 100.2 100.7 16.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.279 3.867 99.2 120.1 99.8 117.4 -5.8 14.1 -1.5 5.8 2.1 -3.1 0.6 3.4 0.6 -2.2 0.524 1.775 96.2 134.0 95.6 128.1 -6.1 19.4 0.1 12.4 -1.5 -2.6 -1.2 0.9 -0.6 -4.4 1.055 0.287 116.6 142.5 116.0 150.2 23.0 21.4 0.5 -3.6 -5.2 -1.0 7.6 8.4 -0.5 5.4 2.582 100.2 100.5 0.9 0.3 -0.8 0.1 0.3 0.308 0.351 102.3 100.7 103.1 100.7 4.0 0.8 -0.4 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.518 103.2 104.2 1.8 -0.1 -3.9 0.0 1.0 0.698 0.708 97.6 100.7 97.8 100.8 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 MINERAL PRODUCTS.................................................... Mineral fuels, oils and residuals, bituminous substances and mineral wax................ 2.187 98.5 98.3 16.9 3.8 3.5 -3.3 -0.2 1.827 99.9 99.6 19.0 5.4 4.1 -3.9 -0.3 8.859 0.781 2.786 1.443 0.340 97.8 96.4 97.2 100.3 102.2 97.5 96.9 95.8 100.4 101.4 3.9 -3.1 11.9 0.0 7.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 -1.9 0.5 -0.1 1.6 -0.4 -1.0 -0.3 0.0 -3.9 -0.3 0.5 -1.4 0.1 -0.8 0.575 98.2 98.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.531 98.5 98.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.317 0.444 1.424 99.9 95.2 97.9 99.9 95.6 98.2 0.0 1.2 1.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 4.714 3.719 0.995 98.6 97.0 104.9 98.2 96.4 105.3 4.1 3.8 5.9 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.6 0.4 0.486 106.6 105.6 6.9 3.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.9 0.357 109.4 108.0 9.0 4.7 -0.2 -0.6 -1.3 0.812 92.9 92.5 1.6 1.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.4 2.630 0.537 93.1 84.4 92.9 82.1 2.0 7.6 -0.6 -3.4 0.9 2.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -2.7 PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES....................................................... Inorganic chemicals.................................................. Organic chemicals.................................................... Pharmaceutical products............................................ Fertilizers................................................................. Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, paints, varnish, putty, & inks.............................. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet.............................. Soap; lubricants; waxes, polishing or scouring products; candles, pastes...................... Photographic or cinematographic goods....................... Miscellaneous chemical products................................ PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF.................................... Plastics and articles thereof....................................... Rubber and articles thereof........................................ RAW HIDES, SKINS, LEATHER, FURSKINS, TRAVEL GOODS, ETC.......................................... Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather.......................................... WOOD, WOOD CHARCOAL, CORK, STRAW, BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK...................... WOODPULP, RECOVERED PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS............................................. Woodpulp and recovered paper................................... See footnotes at end of table 14 Table 6 U.S. Export Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Goods, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Relative Importance Harmo- Description nized System November November 2002 2002 1/ 2/ 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard.................................... Printed material........................................................ 49 XI 52 54 61 62 3/ XIII 70 XIV XV 72 73 74 76 82 83 XVI 84 85 XVII 87 XVIII XX 94 95 December 2002 Percent Change Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 1.457 0.637 93.7 104.2 94.1 104.4 -0.1 2.4 0.1 -0.1 0.4 1.1 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 2.887 96.1 96.2 2.6 -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.428 83.6 85.1 9.1 -0.5 0.5 2.0 1.8 0.314 99.0 98.6 -1.4 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.593 97.5 97.5 -2.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.464 95.8 95.8 -0.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.088 106.0 105.8 5.8 -0.5 1.1 0.3 -0.2 STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, GLASS ETC....................................... Glass and glassware................................................. 0.843 0.511 99.9 97.6 99.9 97.6 -1.7 -3.7 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 PEARLS, STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, IMITATION JEWELRY, AND COINS....................... 1.867 89.2 89.0 5.3 -0.3 0.9 -0.6 -0.2 4.266 0.704 1.288 0.426 0.713 98.1 98.5 102.8 88.6 93.3 98.4 98.2 102.7 89.8 94.5 2.8 9.7 2.0 0.4 2.6 -0.4 -0.8 0.3 -2.5 -1.0 -0.1 1.0 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 1.4 1.3 0.422 0.463 102.8 104.4 102.8 104.4 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.343 96.5 96.4 -1.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 21.210 98.5 98.5 -0.9 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 19.133 94.2 93.8 -3.0 0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT................ Motor vehicles and their parts..................................... 13.751 8.518 103.8 100.8 103.9 100.9 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 OPTICAL, PHOTO, MEASURING, MEDICAL & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; & TIMEPIECES.............. 6.343 100.8 101.0 0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 1.650 101.3 101.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.909 101.8 101.9 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.572 100.9 100.8 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 TEXTILE AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.................................... Cotton, including yarns and woven fabrics thereof.................................................. Manmade filaments, yarns and woven fabrics (200112=100).......................................... Apparel & clothing knitted or crocheted (200112=100).................................. Apparel Articles & Accessories, not knitted........................................................ Other textile and textile articles (200112=100).......................................... BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METALS............. Iron and steel........................................................... Articles of iron or steel.............................................. Copper and articles thereof........................................ Aluminum and articles thereof.................................... Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof...................... Miscellaneous articles of base metal........................... MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TV IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS, PARTS, ETC... Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof..................................................... Electrical machinery and equipment and parts and accessories thereof....................... MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES............... Furniture; stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings nesoi;.......................... Toys, games and sports equipment; parts and accessories thereof..................................... 1 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. All data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication. 3 Product categories included in this group have been modified due to concordance or coverage limitations. n.a. Not available NOTE: Published categories may include price data not shown separately 15 Table 7 U.S. Import Price Indexes and Percent Changes by Locality of Origin, December 2001-December 2002 2000=100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Relative Importance Description 1/ November November 2002 2002 2/ 7/ December 2002 Annual Dec. Aug. Monthly Sept. Oct. Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2002 2002 to Sept. 2002 2002 to Oct. 2002 2002 to Nov. 2002 2002 to Dec. 2002 3/ Developed Countries......................................................... Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 92.020 7.230 96.5 96.7 99.4 97.0 96.7 106.8 3.5 0.7 52.8 0.2 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -3.2 0.5 0.0 7.4 3/ Developing Countries........................................................ Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 83.918 15.883 92.1 95.3 90.1 93.4 95.7 96.8 5.4 -0.3 48.2 1.0 -0.1 6.0 -0.4 -0.3 -1.3 -1.9 -0.6 -8.3 1.4 0.4 7.4 Canada........................................................................... Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 84.426 15.231 99.3 99.7 101.0 99.8 98.8 109.3 7.1 0.7 56.6 0.4 -0.1 3.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 -0.7 -0.1 -4.1 0.5 -0.9 8.2 4/ European Union................................................................ Manufactured Goods.................................................... Nonmanufactured Goods.............................................. 100.000 97.514 2.164 100.4 100.9 100.9 100.9 101.2 107.3 3.6 2.8 41.7 0.2 0.2 3.4 -0.1 -0.1 2.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 0.5 0.3 6.3 5/ Latin America ................................................................. Manufactured Goods .................................................. Nonmanufactured Goods ............................................. 100.000 80.676 19.137 97.0 103.2 91.9 98.6 103.7 98.1 8.8 2.3 45.8 1.5 0.2 6.8 -0.2 0.3 -1.8 -2.8 -1.2 -9.1 1.6 0.5 6.7 Japan.............................................................................. 100.000 94.6 94.6 -2.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 6/ Asian Newly Industrialized Countries................................... 100.000 91.8 91.4 -2.6 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 -0.4 1 Regions are not mutually exclusive. 2 Data for September, October and November 2002 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. 3 Defined according to the United Nations definition. 4 Includes European Union countries. 5 Includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. 6 Includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. 7 Relative importance figures are based on 2000 trade values. 16 Table 8 U.S. Import and Export Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services December 2001-December 2002 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Quarterly Trade Dec. Dec. March June Sept. (Mil. 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 of September December to to to to to Dollars) 2002 2002 Dec. March June Sept. Dec. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 IMPORT Air Freight 4168 101.2 106.5 11.4 1.2 3.1 1.5 5.2 Atlantic 1519 101.3 105.6 8.3 -1.0 5.2 -0.2 4.2 Pacific 2412 97.2 103.8 11.0 -0.5 1.4 3.1 6.8 2836 98.3 93.4 -4.6 -2.5 2.5 0.4 -5.0 EXPORT Air Freight 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available Table 9 U.S. Import and Export Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services December 2001-December 2002 2000 = 100, unless otherwise noted Index Percent Change Annual Description Monthly Trade Dec. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. (Mil. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 of November December to to to to to Dollars) 2002 2002 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 IMPORT 18253 105.6 107.2 1.4 -2.2 -7.3 -9.0 1.5 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic 11998 99.7 99.5 3.1 -3.0 -9.9 -13.3 -0.2 1/ Pacific 3407 106.5 113.4 1.1 -1.4 -2.1 -0.5 6.5 Latin American / Caribbean 1916 102.6 106.5 -9.0 -2.3 -0.9 0.0 3.8 EXPORT 20319 103.1 103.2 4.9 -6.7 -3.5 -1.2 0.1 1/ Air Passenger Fares Atlantic 5546 115.5 116.8 11.1 -9.8 -0.8 -3.5 1.1 1/ Pacific 9563 92.4 93.9 3.5 -8.3 -7.2 -0.4 1.6 Latin American / Caribbean 3474 121.9 116.7 -2.3 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 -4.3 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available 17 Table 10 U.S. International Quarterly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services December 2001-December 2002 2000 = 100 Index Percent Change Annual Description Dec. Dec. March June Sept. (Mil. 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 of September December to to to to to Dollars) 2002 2002 Dec. March June Sept. Dec. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 Air Freight (Inbound) 7483 100.3 105.8 11.3 -1.3 4.7 2.0 5.5 Atlantic 2607 105.3 109.9 10.5 -1.5 7.2 0.2 4.4 Pacific 4314 95.7 102.1 11.2 -2.9 3.5 3.8 6.7 Air Freight (Outbound) 5193 97.3 95.4 -2.5 -1.9 2.6 -1.1 -2.0 Atlantic 2094 99.2 97.5 -0.9 -0.6 1.7 -0.3 -1.7 Pacific 2639 96.5 95.1 -3.1 -2.7 3.4 -2.2 -1.5 17817 93.5 93.3 0.5 -1.2 -1.5 3.5 -0.2 6938 98.2 98.5 1.5 -1.2 -0.8 3.4 0.3 from Atlantic 3022 107.9 108.2 6.0 -0.9 -0.1 6.7 0.3 from Pacific 2817 86.5 86.5 -1.7 -1.1 -3.0 2.5 0.0 U.S. West Coast 10879 90.9 90.4 -0.3 -1.3 -2.0 3.6 -0.6 Ocean Liner Freight (Inbound) U.S. East Coast 1 Quarterly Trade Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available Table 11 U.S. International Monthly Price Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Categories of Services December 2001-December 2002 2000 = 100 Index Percent Change Annual Description Air Passenger Fares (U.S. Carrier) Monthly Trade Dec. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. (Mil. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 of November December to to to to to Dollars) 2002 2002 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 45965 107.3 107.9 4.3 -5.2 -4.2 -2.0 0.6 1/ Atlantic 16441 111.9 113.0 6.7 -6.5 -6.3 -4.7 1.0 1/ Pacific 14973 98.9 100.7 4.4 -6.8 -5.1 -1.0 1.8 1/ Latin American / Caribbean 10764 120.0 118.5 -0.3 -2.6 -1.1 0.0 -1.2 3519 112.2 111.9 8.6 0.7 -1.2 1.2 -0.3 Canadian 39205 106.0 107.2 6.3 -3.8 -5.1 -5.7 1.1 1/ Air Passenger Fares (Foreign Carrier) Atlantic 22657 106.7 107.3 8.7 -3.8 -5.8 -9.0 0.6 1/ Pacific 10073 100.4 102.8 6.2 -7.2 -6.1 -0.7 2.4 Latin American / Caribbean 4107 105.5 107.7 -6.0 -1.9 -1.3 -0.8 2.1 Crude Oil Tanker Freight (Inbound) 3434 n.a. n.a. n.a. -5.9 -1.7 n.a. n.a. 1/ 1 Detailed data available upon request. n.a. Not available 18 TECHNICAL NOTE Import and Export Merchandise and Services Price Indexes -- All indexes use a modified Laspeyres formula and are weighted with 2000 trade weights. The merchandise price indexes are published using three classifications: the Harmonized System (HS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis End Use System, and the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) system, Rev. 3. Price indexes for internationally traded services are presented using two definitions: Balance of Payments (which represents transactions between U.S. and foreign residents) and International (which represents all transactions with U.S. importers or exporters, regardless of nationality). Published series use a base year of 2000=100 where possible. Net transaction price data are collected every month for over 20,000 products from over 6,000 companies and secondary sources. Indexes are not seasonally adjusted. More detailed index series and additional information may be obtained from the Division of International Prices, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., PSB 3955, Washington, DC 20212 or (202) 691-7101. Import Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 2000 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Import prices are based on U.S. dollar prices paid by the U.S. importer. The prices are generally either "free on board" (f.o.b.) foreign port or "cost, insurance, and freight" (c.i.f.) U.S. port transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. The index for crude petroleum is calculated from data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy. Export Price Indexes -- Products have been classified by the 2000 Harmonized Schedule B classification system of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The prices used are generally either "free alongside ship" (f.a.s.) factory or "free on board" (f.o.b.) transaction prices, depending on the practices of the individual industry. Prices used in the grain index, excluding rice, are obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import Indexes by Locality of Origin -- Prices used in these indexes are a subset of the data collected for the Import Price Indexes. Beginning with January 2002, the indexes are defined by locality of origin using a nomenclature based upon the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Nonmanufactured goods are defined as NAICS 11 and 21, and manufactured goods are defined as NAICS 31-33. The indexes use 2000 weights and a base of 2000=100. Import, Export, and International Services Indexes -- Indexes for air passenger fares and crude oil tanker freight are calculated on a monthly basis. Indexes for air freight and ocean liner freight are calculated on a quarterly basis. The figures for services indexes will not sum up to the aggregate dollar value because not all categories are shown in the tables. Revenue figures for air passenger indexes exclude frequent flyer tickets and those sold by consolidators. Indexes for crude oil tanker freight are calculated from data collected by the U. S. Department of Energy and the publication of these indexes is lagged two months. Revision Policy -- Data are revised for the previous three months to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents. Uses of the Data -- The primary use of the indexes is to deflate trade statistics. For merchandise trade, the End Use classification system is the structure used by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the construction of the foreign trade sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. Indexes published using the Harmonized System and the Standard International Trade Classification, Rev. 3, both international structures, are useful for general market analysis. For trade in international services, Balance of Payments indexes are used for deflating National Accounts data, while International indexes are more appropriate for market analysis. 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